Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this piece noted that roughly one percent of the Argentinian population was Black according to a 2010 government released census. While the number of Black people cited was accurate, the percentage was actually far less than one percent and the piece has been amended to state that.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Why doesn’t Argentina have more Black players in the World Cup?
Argentina is far more diverse than many people realize — but the myth that it is a White nation has persisted
Perspective by Erika Denise Edwards
December 8, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EST